Images of Heaven and Hell
Dear everyone,
Don't be put off by the rather serious-looking subject header; I don't expect this will turn out a very serious thread. Mind you, I'll try my best to not do any ridiculing, and I promise I won't criticize. Not in this thread. This is a peaceful thread. :angel:
Alright, so that angel looks like the spirit of Aunt Rhody's goose...never mind that. I wanted a peace smiley but I couldn't find one so...
Now to the subject. I want everyone's ideas, visions, fantasies of what Heaven and Hell would be like. Not just Christians or members of other religions with a Heaven and a Hell...atheists as well. Being an atheist doesn't mean you don't have any imagination. Just make something up. :thumbs_up
I don't want any copy-the-Bible's-view sort of posts. I want originality. Your own personal ideas. It can be roughly based on the Bible, but not taken from the Bible.
With Heaven, please state if this is the way you'd like it to be or the way you think it would be - which can be two very different things.
With Hell...have a free hand. It can be a red cave filled with fire and hobgoblins for all I care. I just don't want you to be overly conventional.
I think I've said enough.
Darcy.
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Some of my ideas for these two...places...but please be reminded that I am an atheist and don't believe in these whimsical ideas...
Heaven: Let's just say, the way I'd like it to be. I'd like it to be filled with classical music, and I'd want it to have a few good orchestras. I'm not overly particular about clouds under my feet and flying about with white wings...that sort of stuff is a bit too fanciful. I'd prefer a simply spiritual flying through the universe...see the Orion Nebula...Cats Eye...Ghost-head...to name just a few....journey to distant galaxies millions of light years away...by the way that means it takes millions of years for light to get there, so I'd have to be flying pretty fast...maybe I could employ a wormhole...*muses*
Hell: Now this is pretty conventional, I must admit myself, but it's my pet version of Hell. Okay, it's this sort of big interconnected maze of underground caves. There are a lot of devils in it, very friendly guys, with horns on their heads...but I guess you know that...then there's Satan, cleverest of all, but he's rather strict and crafty. Satan changes into a fox. A horned fox? I know. Never mind. But he's got a good heart...just all this time spent distilling naughty spirits makes him a little ill-tempered. Ah, and he distils them in pots. They're invisible, sort of steam. When all the bad is evaporated, they turn from red to white. Then he lets them go, after testing them.
Any other versions appreciated, guys, so hurry up and add some! ;)
Garden spot of the universe.
You see we have actually fallen into paradise. ;) We are just un-aware of it.:yawnb: Well, back then, The children were allowed to romp about in the garden while Mr. and Mrs. God spent time on more important matters about the universe. My older sister Eve had taken the very last apple on the tree that Mrs. God was intending to use in a pie. When Mr. God learned that the last apple meant no pie, he got very angry with Eve and consequently Adam.:flare: He told them both to leave the garden and go to their rooms. In the process Mr. God was surprised to find that Adam was aware of his nakedness. :eek2: Astounded, he reflected on how fast kids evolve these days and locked the gates to paradise, un-ware that Adam and Eve had not yet left. They were waiting to sneak past him and avoid another scolding. He went back to Mrs. God and told her of his amazing discovery. She, however, scolded him for being angry at the children over such a small matter. :( After all he could simple have created an apple if it was all that important. Anyway they both went to the children’s room and found Adam and Eve missing. Mr. God was very puzzled and a little miffed about the whole honor your father thing. Mrs. God in that very feminine way commanded Mr. God to go out right this very minute and find the children. Sulking a bit, he grabbed his coat and wandered out into the universe. Well eons being so short and the universe being sort of large, God hasn’t come around yet and realized that the kids have been locked in the garden the whole time. Well anyway wait till he sees what we have done to the place. We are really gonna be in trouble. Hell? Is that like being someplace other than the garden?:banana: